Table 2.
Decision to Refer for Post-Acute Care Services by Geographic Region and Discipline of the Experts.
| N (% within row) | Referred n=2,819 | Not Referred n=961 | p-value1 | Pairwise Comparison Groups2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experts’ Region | <0.001 | |||
| Northeast | 830 (77.6) | 239 (22.4) | A | |
| Midwest | 724 (75.5) | 235 (24.5) | AB | |
| South | 702 (72.4) | 267 (27.6) | BC | |
| West | 563 (71.9) | 220 (28.1) | C | |
| Experts’ Discipline | <0.001 | |||
| Medicine | 561 (78.1) | 157 (21.9) | A | |
| Nursing | 780 (75.0) | 260 (25.0) | AB | |
| Physical Therapy | 781 (74.5) | 267 (25.5) | BC | |
| Social Work | 697 (71.6) | 277 (28.4) | C |
1Comparison of Referred to Not-Referred across all categories via GEE.
2Categories with the same group letter were not significantly different on post-hoc pairwise comparisons with Sidak adjustment for multiple comparisons.